Overview
- The June 2026 Foreign Medical Graduates Examination produced a low pass rate near 12–13 percent for roughly 37,000 candidates, prompting widespread concern about question format and centre problems.
- An NBEMS three-member expert panel announced on August 26 that it found no objective or statistical evidence of a material impact on outcomes and therefore recommended against altering results or awarding compensatory marks.
- The panel recommended practical reforms to prevent future disputes, including studying a three-times-per-year exam cycle, improving exam-centre infrastructure, reviewing fees, allowing candidate access to recorded responses under legal and technical safeguards, and setting a clearer question-difficulty mix.
- Protesters in Delhi have maintained a sit-in that entered its seventh day with some participants on hunger strike, and candidates and medical professionals continue to press for greater transparency such as the release of answer keys and recorded response access.
- NBEMS officials pointed to attempt-wise pass patterns—first-time takers fared much better than repeat takers—to argue that a low overall pass rate does not by itself prove unfairness, but the panel’s reforms could change how the exam is run and how candidates contest results.